Frank Lautenberg: “With this group of excellent candidates, Mr. Chairman, handling the gavel would be a pleasure.”

I'm proud to have written the only Federal law on ocean acidification--'The Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act'.

The IRS must be funded at a level that enables it to provide necessary taxpayer assistance and to enforce the laws.

Thank you for scheduling this hearing to consider the re-nomination of Dr. Allison Macfarlane to be Chairwoman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

If we expect the Coast Guard to perform all we ask them to do, we need to fund them properly.